Community Giving

Community Giving Program

The sponsorships Prosper Portland makes are investments in the community that reflect our key values: to make a difference, to build partnerships, to advance equity, to innovate. We make these investments to support the underserved, to advance our goal to create economic opportunity and growth for all Portland residents and to share our story.

We use sponsorship dollars carefully – to honor the public trust. And in doing so, we hope to affect and serve the people of Portland, whether it’s through restoring a neighborhood’s safety and pride, supporting minority-owned or women-owned startups, or making Portland products accessible worldwide. When we build community, when we encourage shared prosperity, when we make a difference – we add to the prosperity of Portland.

Build and increase access to healthy, complete neighborhoods —those with essential goods and services, transportation options, connections to employment centers, and community and open spaces—throughout PortlandOrganizations that offer local residents opportunities to get involved in designing, planning, advancing, and executing Prosper Portland’s social equity goals and objectives.

Leverage and maintain Portland’s economic competitiveness and create access to high quality employmentOrganizations that work directly with aspiring business owners, current business owners, and job creators which are hubs of opportunity for people of color or underserved areas in Portland.

Increase equitable opportunities to foster wealth creation within communities of color and low-income neighborhoodsOrganizations with a particular emphasis on innovative programs promoting small business development, innovation, equity, and cultural awareness within the city limits of Portland.

Align efforts by forming 21st century civic networks, institutions, and partnershipsOrganizations or groups that align with Prosper Portland’s principles of social equity throughout their programs, encompass a philosophy of equity, and foster inclusionary communities.

Requests that are not eligible for sponsorship include:

Requests related to religious goals or that do not align with PDC’s mission